Basic Site Details
| Name: | Merry Street Development |
| Town, district or village: | Motherwell & Wishaw |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 20 storey tower block(s?) |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tower block | ||
| Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1965 | Plans dated | Typical floor plan and construction details of 20 storey tower block. | |
| 1967 | Plans approved | Typical floor plan and construction details of 20 storey tower block approved and passed by Dean of Guild Court. | |
| January 1968 | Plans dated | Plan of Merry Street development Phase 11. | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Crudens Ltd | 1965 * | ||||
| Motherwell Burgh Council | B | 1968 | With Mandle as Burgh Architect. Merry Street Development Phase 11. (Area between Merry Street and Coursington Road). | ||
| Gustav Mandle | B | January 1968 | Merry Street Development Phase 11. (Area between Merry Street and Coursington Road). As Burgh Architect. | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | RHP 142674/3 | |
| North Lanarkshire County Archive, Cumbernauld | Motherwell Dean of Guild Records | Architectural plans for 20 storey tower block dated 1965, approval by Dean of Guild Court of the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw stamped 1967. | |